Stricter Regulation of Candidate Nominations a ‘Complex Space’: PM’s Chief of Staff

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff Katie Telford appears as a witness at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa on Oct. 15, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chief of staff says there’s no simple answer to bolstering the integrity of political nomination contests.

Katie Telford told a federal inquiry into foreign interference today that regulation of candidate nomination processes is a “complex space” because parties have varying practices.